KOREA
POPULATION
Total population million; as
of 1 July
Population density persons
per square kilometer
Population annual change,
percent
Urban population percent of
total population
LABOR FORCE thousand;
calendar year
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
47.4
47.6
47.9
48.0
48.1
48.4
48.6
48.9
49.2
49.4
49.8
50.0
476
478
481
482
483
485
487
490
492
494
498
500
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.2
0.5
0.5
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.7
0.5
80.0
80.3
80.7
81.0
81.3
81.7
82.0
82.3
82.6
82.9
83.2
...
22471
22921
22957
23417
23743
23978
24216
24346
24395
24749
25099
25501
Unemployment rate percent
4.0
3.3
3.6
3.7
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS billion Won; calendar year
At Current Prices
GDP by industrial origin at
current market prices
651415 720539 767114 826893
US$ tỷ
505
576
644
722
Net factor income from abroad
-1516
457
658
2434
US$ tỷ
-1
0
1
2
3.7
3.5
3.2
3.2
3.6
3.7
865241
845
-814
-1
908744
952
1390
1
975013
1049
1801
2
102645
2
931
7664
7
GNI
649899 720996 767771 829327
US$ tỷ
503
576
644
724
GDP/đầu người US$
10655
12094
13451
15029
Structure of Output percent of GDP at current basic prices
Agriculture
4.4
4.0
3.7
3.7
Industry
36.6
36.2
36.7
38.1
Services
59.0
59.8
59.6
58.1
Structure of Demand percent of GDP at current market prices
Private consumption
55.9
56.7
54.8
52.6
Government consumption
12.7
12.6
13.0
13.3
864427
844
17551
910134
953
19676
976814
1051
21590
1034115
938
19028
106503
7
834
4746
4
106978
3
838
16959
3.3
37.7
59.0
3.2
37.2
59.7
2.9
37.1
60.0
2.7
36.5
60.8
53.8
13.9
54.5
14.5
54.4
14.7
54.7
15.3
3.4
3.2
1174753
1016
20540
123516
1
1114
3245
3
123840
5
1117
22388
1279546
1136
22590
2.8
36.8
60.4
2.6
38.8
58.5
2.7
39.3
58.0
2.6
39.1
58.2
54.1
16.0
52.6
15.2
53.1
15.3
53.5
15.8
1173275
1015
1478
1
1272460
1130
7087
6
Gross domestic capital
formation
29.2
29.2
29.9
29.9
Exports of goods and services
35.7
33.1
35.4
40.9
Imports of goods and services
33.5
31.7
33.1
36.7
Growth of Output annual change, percent
GDP
4.0
7.2
2.8
4.6
Savings and Investment percent of GDP at current market prices
Gross domestic saving
31.3
30.7
32.2
34.1
Gross national saving
31.0
30.4
31.8
34.0
Gross domestic capital
formation
29.2
29.2
29.9
29.9
ENERGY annual values
Crude petroleum thousand metric tons
Production
118862 112446 110176 116120
Exports
38646
31326
27389
30851
Imports
139403 133561 134236 133738
Consumption
97420
99936
99945
98555
Coal thousand metric tons
Production
3817
3318
3298
3191
Exports
–
–
–
–
Imports
64966
68519
69958
76354
Consumption
70823
75951
79120
82115
Electricity million kilowatt-hours
Production
285224 306474 322452 342148
Exports
–
–
–
–
Imports
–
–
–
–
Consumption
257731 278451 293599 312096
Price Indexes annual change, percent
Consumer price index
4.1
2.8
3.5
3.6
Food price index
5.3
5.0
4.8
8.3
Wholesale price index
-0.5
-0.3
2.2
6.1
Implicit GDP deflator
3.9
3.2
3.6
3.0
Interest Rates percent per annum; period averages
On deposits
29.7
39.3
36.6
29.6
39.7
38.3
29.4
41.9
40.4
31.2
53.0
54.2
26.3
49.7
46.0
29.5
52.3
49.7
29.5
56.0
54.0
27.6
56.5
53.4
4.0
5.2
5.1
2.3
0.3
6.3
3.7
2.0
32.3
32.0
31.0
30.8
30.9
30.8
30.0
30.7
29.9
30.3
32.2
32.0
31.6
31.6
30.7
31.0
29.7
29.6
29.4
31.2
26.3
29.5
29.5
27.6
120900
34407
133955
99701
124448
37868
141526
100283
125223
38261
141847
104138
122976
43723
142723
99644
119558
43349
144532
101981
122999
44774
150554
104050
131296
53492
158247
105015
135790
58090
164454
108396
2832
–
73897
84822
2824
–
76001
87827
2886
–
84799
94128
2773
–
96425
104198
2519
–
99420
108379
2084
–
113502
121029
2084
–
124935
130860
2092
–
122739
128048
364639
–
–
332413
381181
–
–
348719
403124
–
–
368605
422355
–
–
385070
433604
–
–
394475
474552
–
–
434160
495986
–
–
455070
504846
–
–
466593
2.8
3.1
2.1
0.7
2.2
0.4
0.9
-0.1
2.5
2.4
1.4
2.1
4.7
4.7
8.5
2.9
2.8
7.5
-0.2
3.4
3.0
6.6
3.8
3.6
4.0
8.2
6.7
1.5
2.2
4.0
0.7
1.0
Savings
5.5
4.7
4.2
Time: 6 months
5.6
4.9
4.3
12 months
5.8
5.0
4.3
On loans and discounts
Commercial bills
7.7
6.7
6.2
Government Finance percent of GDP at current market prices
Total revenue
22.1
22.0
22.4
Taxes
17.4
17.2
14.9
Total expenditure
19.4
18.8
21.7
Overall budgetary
surplus/deficit
1.1
3.1
1.0
EXTERNAL TRADE million US Dollars; calendar year
Exports, fob
150439 162471 193817
Imports, cif
141098 152126 178827
Trade balance
9341
10344
14991
Direction of Trade million
US Dollars; calendar year
Exports, total
151039 163143 194695
1. China, People's Rep. of
18190
23754
35110
2. United States
31358
32943
34369
3. Japan
16506
15143
17276
4. Hong Kong, China
9452
10146
14654
5. Singapore
4080
4222
4636
6. India
1408
1384
2853
7. Germany
4322
4287
5603
8. Viet Nam
1732
2240
2561
9. Indonesia
3280
3146
3378
10. Mexico
2149
2231
2455
Imports, total
141099 152127 178826
1. China, People's Rep. of
13303
17400
21909
2. Japan
26633
29856
36313
3. United States
22431
23111
24935
4. Saudi Arabia
8058
7551
9268
5. Australia
5534
5973
5916
6. Germany
4473
5472
6822
3.8
3.8
3.9
3.6
3.6
3.7
4.4
4.4
4.5
5.0
5.0
5.2
5.7
5.7
5.9
3.2
3.3
3.5
3.2
3.3
3.9
3.7
3.7
4.2
3.4
3.4
3.7
5.9
5.6
6.0
6.6
7.2
5.7
5.5
5.8
5.4
21.6
14.2
20.8
22.1
14.7
21.4
23.1
15.2
22.0
25.0
16.6
20.8
24.4
16.3
22.7
24.0
15.4
23.9
23.1
15.1
21.4
23.6
15.6
22.1
24.5
16.0
23.0
0.6
0.4
0.4
3.5
1.2
-1.7
1.4
1.5
1.5
253845
224463
29382
284419
261238
23180
325465
309383
16082
371489
356846
14643
422007
435275
-13267
363534
323085
40449
466384
425212
41172
555214
524413
30801
547870
519584
28285
254363
49763
43027
21701
18127
5654
3632
8334
3256
3678
2994
224462
29585
46145
28919
11800
7438
8486
285484
61915
41500
24027
15531
7407
4598
10304
3432
5046
3789
261238
38648
48403
30788
16106
9860
9774
326329
69459
43321
26534
18979
9489
5533
10056
3927
4874
6285
309382
48557
51926
33797
20552
11310
11365
373737
81985
45884
26370
18655
11950
6600
11543
5760
5771
7482
356847
63028
56250
37393
21164
13233
13534
426763
91389
46501
28253
19772
16293
8977
10523
7805
7934
9090
435275
76930
60956
38556
33782
18000
14769
373207
86703
37803
21771
19661
13617
8013
8821
7149
6000
7133
323124
54246
49428
29161
19737
14756
12299
471071
116838
49992
28176
25294
15244
11435
10702
9652
8897
8846
425265
71574
64296
40589
26820
20456
14305
562462
134205
56417
39713
30975
20855
12686
9508
13551
13563
9728
524436
86426
68302
44816
36976
26323
16959
551806
134323
58807
38796
32606
22888
11922
7510
15946
13955
9042
519711
80785
64363
43654
39707
22988
17645
7. United Arab Emirates
4633
4210
5756
7290
10018
8. Qatar
2572
2173
3140
3650
5599
9. Indonesia
4474
4723
5212
6368
8184
10. Kuwait
2251
2230
3191
3832
5977
BALANCE OF PAYMENTSv million US Dollars; calendar year
Current account
8428
7542
15584
32312
18607
Capital account
-731
-1087
-1398
-1753
-2340
Financial account
-2779
5876
10900
4997
2617
Net errors and omissions
2658
-532
763
3154
923
Overall balance
7576
11799
25849
38711
19806
Reserves and related items
-7576 -11799 -25849 -38711 -19806
INTERNATIONAL RESERVES million US Dollars; as of end of period
Total
102821 121414 155355 199069 210391
Gold, national valuation
68
69
71
72
74
Foreign exchange
102487 120811 154509 198175 209968
Reserve position in the
Fund
262
522
754
788
306
SDRs
3
12
21
33
44
EXCHANGE RATES Won
per US Dollar
End of period
1313.5 1186.2 1192.6 1035.1 1011.6
Average of period
1291.0 1251.1 1191.6 1145.3 1024.1
EXTERNAL INDEBTEDNESS
EXTERNAL INDEBTEDNESS
24.1
23.0
22.0
20.8
19.1
External debt percent of GNI
66.8
63.7
64.1
62.6
59.2
Total long-term debt percent
32.3
34.1
36.8
35.6
34.3
of total debt
Short-term debt percent of
13.9
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total debt
12931
6985
8849
8133
12656
8454
9114
8747
19249
14375
11320
12129
9310
8386
9264
7992
12170
11916
13986
10850
14759
20754
17216
16958
15115
25505
15676
18297
14083
-3126
11088
68
22113
-22113
21770
-2388
-6361
2107
15128
-15128
3198
109
-57309
-2444
-56446
56446
32791
290
33726
1861
68666
-68666
29394
-218
-290
-1915
26971
-26971
26068
-25
-12801
710
13953
-13953
43139
602
-32336
481
11885
-11885
238956
74
238388
262224
74
261771
201220
76
200479
270012
79
265202
291571
80
286926
306422
2167
298233
326968
3761
316898
440
54
311
69
580
86
985
3745
1025
3540
2564
3458
2784
3526
929.8
954.8
936.1
929.3
1259.5
1102.1
1164.5
1276.9
1134.8
1156.1
1151.8
1108.3
1070.6
1126.5
23.6
49.5
34.1
51.9
30.7
52.8
32.3
56.8
30.6
61.1
32.1
65.8
36.4
69.4
50.5
48.1
47.2
43.2
38.9
34.2
30.6
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